Acts
Acts 10:28
28He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He said | ἔφη | ephē | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5346 I say |
| to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| them | αὐτούς | autous | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| You | Ὑμεῖς | Hymeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| know | ἐπίστασθε | epistasthe | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G1987 I know, understand |
| how | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| unlawful | ἀθέμιτόν | athemiton | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G111 illegal, unlawful |
| it is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| for a Jew | Ἰουδαίῳ | Ioudaiō | Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular | G2453 Jewish |
| to associate with | κολλᾶσθαι | kollasthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G2853 I glue, cleave, keep company with |
| a foreigner | ἀλλοφύλῳ | allophylō | Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular | G246 foreign |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| visit | προσέρχεσθαι | proserchesthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G4334 I come near, consent to |
| But | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| has shown | ἔδειξεν | edeixen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1166 I point out, show |
| me | κἀμοὶ | kamoi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G2504 I also, I too |
| I should not call | λέγειν | legein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G3004 I say, speak |
| man | ἄνθρωπον | anthrōpon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| impure | κοινὸν | koinon | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2839 common, shared, unclean |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| unclean | ἀκάθαρτον | akatharton | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G169 unclean, impure |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 4:9 · Ephesians 3:6–7 · Galatians 2:12–14 · John 4:27 · Isaiah 65:5 · John 18:28 · Acts 11:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.